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Acknowledgements <br /> <br />The creation of this report has been guided by a group of representatives of Minnesota cities and <br />professional organizations concerned with municipal transportation infrastructure. These <br />organizations, the City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM), the Minnesota Chapter of the <br />American Public Works Association (MPWA), and the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) were <br />represented by a Project Steering Committee whose participation in the preparation of this report <br />was invaluable. Team members include: <br /> <br />Tom Eggum <br />Sy Knapp <br /> <br />Brian Bachmeier <br />Bob Brown <br />Anne Finn <br />Pat Murphy <br />Mike Rardin <br /> <br />Steering Committee Chairman, former Director of Public Works/City <br />Engineer, City of Saint Paul, and Chair, MPWA Public Policy Committee <br />Steering Committee Co-Chairman; LMC Ambassador and former Director of <br />Public Works, City of Brooklyn Center <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer, City of Oakdale <br />MN/DOT Metro District State Aid Engineer <br />League of Minnesota Cities (LMC), Office of Intergovernmental Relations <br />Former MN/DOT State Aid Engineer <br />Director of Public Works, City of Saint Louis Park <br /> <br />The authors are grateful for the valuable assistance of many other dedicated individuals who offered <br />suggestions and edited versions of the report throughout its development. Special recognition goes <br />to the following people: <br /> <br />Nancy Larson, Director, Minnesota Association of Small Cities <br />Tom Colbert, Director of Public Works, City of Eagan <br />Joel Schilling, Past President, Minnesota Public Works Association <br />Dave Hutton, Chair, City Engineers Association of Minnesota Legislative Committee <br />David Sonnenberg, Former Director of Public Works/City Engineer, City of Minneapolis <br />Duke Addicks, Special Counsel, League of Minnesota Cities <br />John Flora, Former Director of Public Works, City of Fridley <br />Julie Skallman, Mn/DOT State Aid Engineer <br />Rick Kjonaas, Mn/DOT Assistant State Aid Engineer <br /> <br />Thanks also to the Mn/DOT State Aid for Local Transportation Group for assisting with the cost of <br />printing this report. <br /> <br /> About the Transportation Policy Institute <br />The Transportation Policy Institute (TPI) is a not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) research and educational <br />organization. TPI's mission is to support development of a safe, efficient and effective multi-modal <br />transportation infrastructure by providing timely and reliable information on transportation policy <br />issues of interest to the public, local communities, businesses, transportation policy professionals, <br />and state and federal lawmakers. <br /> <br />Transportation Policy Institute <br />Matt Shands, Director <br />2515 Wabash Ave. Suite #140 <br />Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 <br />E-Mail: mshands(~tpi-online.org <br />Telephone: (651) 917-2519 <br /> <br /> <br />